"offers some words of advice: Q: ""I've always tried to teach you two things: First, never let them see you bleed."" Bond: ""And the second?""Q: ""Always have an escape plan."" – before he is lowered out of view. This was the final film appearance of Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the James Bond series, although he would revive the role once again as Q in a Heineken commercial, a TV cross-promotion for ""The World Is Not Enough"". Llewelyn died in a car crash just weeks after the film's release. Between films he also starred as Q in various commercials for"
"Desmond Llewelyn Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (; 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor, best known for his role as Q in 17 of the ""James Bond"" films between 1963 and 1999. Llewelyn was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, the son of Mia (née Wilkinson) and Ivor Llewelyn, who was a coal mining engineer. He originally wanted to be a minister, but during his education at Radley College, he worked as a stagehand in the school's productions and occasionally picked up small roles. The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 halted his acting career; Llewelyn"
"Roger Moore, who starred with Llewelyn in six of his seven ""Bond"" films, spoke at his funeral on 6 January 2000 at St Mary the Virgin Church in Battle, Sussex. The service was followed by a private cremation at Hastings Crematorium, with the ashes given to Llewelyn's family. His widow, Pamela Mary Llewelyn, died in East Sussex in 2001, aged 85. His son, Justin Llewelyn, died in 2012, aged 60. Desmond Llewelyn Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (; 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor, best known for his role as Q in 17 of the ""James Bond"""
"""Casino Royale"" (2006) not to feature 'Q', played at this stage by Desmond Llewelyn. He was then appearing in the TV series ""Follyfoot"", but was written out of three episodes to appear in the film. By then, Saltzman and Broccoli decided not to include the character, feeling that ""too much was being made of the films' gadgets"", and decided to downplay this aspect of the series, much to Llewelyn's annoyance. Lois Maxwell had only been included in ""Diamonds Are Forever"" during filming as a late addition, as she had asked for a pay increase. For ""Live And Let Die"", she"
"also marked the debut of Desmond Llewelyn as Q, a role he would play for 36 years until ""The World Is Not Enough"" in 1999. Seeking to exact revenge on James Bond (007) for killing its agent Dr. No and destroying the organisation's assets in the Caribbean, the international criminal organisation SPECTRE begins training agents to kill Bond. Their star pupil is Donald ""Red"" Grant, an Irish assassin who proves his mettle by killing a Bond impostor in one minute and fifty-two seconds on a training course with a garrote wire concealed in his wristwatch. Meanwhile, the organisation's Chief Planner,"
"film alludes to Q's retirement, to which Bond, after seeing Q, expresses his hope that it will not be any time soon. Q's response is to admonish Bond to ""always have an escape plan"", after which he lowers himself through the floor of his lab. Llewelyn had stated not long before his death that he had no plans to retire and that he would continue playing Q ""as long as the producers want me and the Almighty doesn't."" In the 2002 film ""Die Another Day"", John Cleese's character is the head of Q branch, having inherited the title of quartermaster"
"although he later made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical ""Casino Royale"". Featured in Beginning with ""From Russia with Love"", Desmond Llewelyn portrayed the character in every official film except ""Live and Let Die"" until his death in 1999. In the 1977 film ""The Spy Who Loved Me"", as Q delivered the underwater Lotus, Major Anya Amasova/Agent XXX (Barbara Bach) greets Q as ""Major Boothroyd"". While briefing Bond on the gadgets that he is going to use on his mission, Q often expresses"
"from his predecessor. In all, Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films, more than any other actor, and worked with the first five ""James Bond"" actors. He also portrayed Q in a 1967 EON produced television documentary entitled ""Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond"", which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of ""You Only Live Twice"". Although one of British cinema's most recognisable characters and an important and long-standing element in the 'Bond' franchise, 'Q' did not make Llewelyn rich—the actor was merely paid 'by the day' for his few hours of work on-set and did not share in"
"(""Now pay attention"") as Q rattles off details about the use of the equipment which Bond needs to commit to memory. Another part of the customary byplay between Q and Bond is Bond's amused reaction to the latest devices and the Quartermaster's indignant response (""I never joke about my work""). There are also sight gags showing prototype equipment. In the field, however, Bond always remembers the details and takes full advantage of the tools supplied. Desmond Llewelyn played Q in seventeen Bond films, appearing in more Bond films than any other actor, where he worked with the first five ""James"
"was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British Army, serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers. In 1940, he was captured by the German Army in France and was held as a prisoner of war for five years, in the infamous Colditz Castle in Germany. Llewelyn was chosen for the role of Q because of his work with director Terence Young in the 1950 war film ""They Were Not Divided"", in which he played a tank gunner. Beginning with ""From Russia with Love"" in 1963, Llewelyn appeared as Q, the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget lab (also known as Q"
"his role as ""R"" from ""The World Is Not Enough"". Cleese had previously played R in the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions of ""The World Is Not Enough"" and ""007 Racing"", and production footage of the game released showed Cleese's likeness and voice. However, due to copyright reasons, Cleese's likeness was replaced and his lines redubbed by Miles Anderson, who had imitated the voice of Desmond Llewelyn's Q in previous games. Anderson used the same voice he had used for Llewelyn's Q when voicing Cleese's character. Cleese did however reprise his role as R in commercials for ""Agent Under Fire""."
"which is the last televised appearance of Q, he appears on ""Voyager"" with his immature, rebellious son, who appears as a human teenager (played by John de Lancie's real-life son Keegan de Lancie, and referred to in the novels as ""Little Q"" or ""q""). Q asks Janeway to mentor his son, and the two adults agree that the boy will remain on ""Voyager"", without his powers, and either learn how to be a responsible, accountable, and productive inhabitant of the cosmos, or spend eternity as an amoeba. Eventually, the young Q comes around, but the Continuum is not entirely convinced,"
"a diversity of products and companies. These included Bond collectable merchandise, TV3, Hyundai motorcars, LG video recorders, Highland Superstores, Visa credit cards, and Reach electric toothbrushes, the latter of which featured Q briefing himself in the mirror. Featured in Llewelyn also portrays Q in the Eon Productions-produced 1967 TV special ""Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond"", as well as portraying Q in the documentary ""Highly Classified: The World of 007"", which is included on the ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" Ultimate Edition DVD. Llewelyn's likeness was also used to portray the Q character in 2005's video game """", though the voice of Q"
"BBC Two series ""The Hollow Crown"". He received the British Academy Television Award for Leading Actor. Also in 2012, he appeared as part of the ensemble cast of the science-fiction drama film ""Cloud Atlas"", adapted from the novel of the same name. Whishaw appeared in the 23rd James Bond film, ""Skyfall"", in the role of Q. He portrayed a younger Q than in previous films; Peter Burton and Desmond Llewelyn both received the role when they were in their forties, while Llewelyn and John Cleese played the role into their eighties and sixties, respectively. In addition, he was teamed a"
"officially referred to as ""Q"" in ""Die Another Day"" (2002) following Llewelyn's death in 1999. In 2004, Cleese was featured as Q in the video game """". Much like his predecessor, R is a consummate professional who is frequently annoyed by Bond's cavalier attitude. In ""Die Another Day"", Bond at first refers to R as ""Quartermaster"" but, silently impressed by the gadgets he is given, calls him ""Q"" at the end of their meeting. (The ""Die Another Day"" DVD reveals that Bond initially saw R as an 'interloper', only awarding the proper title of 'Q' after R has proven himself.)"
"the care of his ""godmother"", Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). This episode marks the last on-screen appearance of ""Q"", and features ""Q"" actor John de Lancie's real-life son Keegan as the young ""Q"". Q (John de Lancie) shows up on USS ""Voyager"" to introduce Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) to her godson, Q Junior (Keegan de Lancie), who now has the appearance of a human teenager. Q Junior is rambunctious and troublesome, causing various incidents across the ship. Q explains to Janeway that the Continuum hoped his son would help stabilize the Continuum but instead started the same type of problems on"
"first Q who is younger than James Bond. Featured in In the 1967 version of ""Casino Royale"", Q is portrayed by Geoffrey Bayldon, but instead of outfitting James Bond, he provides gadgets for Evelyn Tremble (who is portrayed by Peter Sellers). In the film, Q is assisted by Fordyce (John Wells). The sequence parodies the regular series' outfitting, and features Q presenting Tremble with an elaborate bullet-proof vest, laden with preposterous features (""a Beretta in the buttonhole, and a cute little mini-gun in the gusset""). Featured in In the 1983 film ""Never Say Never Again"", Q Branch is headed by"
"non-Eon Bond films, the 1967 ""Casino Royale"" and ""Never Say Never Again"". The character Q never appears in Ian Fleming's novels, and only the Q Branch is mentioned; although Q does appear in the novelisations by Christopher Wood, and the later novels by John Gardner and Raymond Benson. In John Gardner's novels, the post of Q is taken over by Ann Reilly (called Q'ute by her colleagues). She also forms a relationship with Bond. It is supposed that she held the post for a short while only, because Raymond Benson's novels return Boothroyd to the post without explanation. Charles Fraser-Smith"
"suggested simply because I hadn't been in the film business like them for about a thousand years."" His co-star Diana Rigg was among many who commented on this decision: Rigg was also quoted as saying, ""I can no longer cater for his obsession with himself. He is utterly, unbelievably ... bloody impossible"". ""I draw a veil over the chap"", said Desmond Llewelyn (who played Q in 17 Bond films). ""How can you expect someone who's never acted before ... to take on a leading role?"" Lazenby grew a beard and long hair. ""Bond is a brute ... I've already put"
"Q (film) Q (a.k.a. The Winged Serpent and Q – The Winged Serpent) is a 1982 dark fantasy-horror film written, produced and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, and Richard Roundtree. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a winged, dragon-like, female lizard, takes up residence in the art-deco spire of the Chrysler Building, with frequent jaunts in the midday sun to devour various helpless New Yorkers on the rooftops. The resulting bloody mess confounds detectives, Dt. Shepard (David Carradine) and Sgt. Powell (Richard Roundtree), who are already occupied with a case involving a series of bizarre"
"more realistic. Some other of Law's movies have also become cult classics, including ""The Love Machine"" (1971), ""The Golden Voyage of Sinbad"", and ""Attack Force Z"". Two of Law's films, """" and ""Space Mutiny"", were also featured in the movie-mocking TV series ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"". In 2001 he appeared in Roman Coppola's directorial debut ""CQ"", an homage to the Italian spy/sci-fi B-movies in which Law often starred during the 1960s. Law's final credited film role was in 2008's ""."" He was at one time married to actress Shawn Ryan, with whom he had a daughter. On December 13, 2007,"
"Award for his role in the ""Sweet Land of Liberty"" episode of the television series ""Quincy, M.E."". Since the late 1990s, his acting career has been scaled down and his last acting work was in 2005, a role in the Leo Fong film ""Transformed"" which also featured Fred Williamson, Ken Moreno and Tadashi Yamashita. He had also directed some plays which included "" A Raisin in the Sun"", ""My Brothers' Blood"", ""In My Father's House"" and ""One Last Look"". Since his acting career has been scaled down, recent years have seen him involved with youth and charity work. Some of"
"scholarship to study Iraqi refugees. He previously worked for the International Organization for Migration and helped Iraqi Christians move to Iraq's Kurdish regions to avoid violence against them. He currently serves as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service. Keegan de Lancie John Keegan de Lancie (born October 31, 1984) is an American actor and son of actor John de Lancie and Marnie Mosiman. He is known for his role as Q, or Q Junior, on """", where he played the son of Q, a longstanding character in the Star Trek franchise portrayed by his father, John de Lancie, in"
"Keegan de Lancie John Keegan de Lancie (born October 31, 1984) is an American actor and son of actor John de Lancie and Marnie Mosiman. He is known for his role as Q, or Q Junior, on """", where he played the son of Q, a longstanding character in the Star Trek franchise portrayed by his father, John de Lancie, in the episode ""Q2"". He has also appeared in several other popular television shows such as ""Ally McBeal"" and ""The Drew Carey Show"". Keegan has one brother, Owen de Lancie (born 1987). Keegan went to Amman, Jordan, on a Fulbright"
"in the BBC radio series ""Stand Easy"" which developed from the Army show and ran from 1946 to 1949 and Arthur went on to further success including the Arthur Haynes show in the early sixties. As it became clear that Germany had lost the war, more SIB companies were formed. Among them was ""Going Places"" with Lieutenant Desmond Llewellyn, who played Q in the James Bond films after the war, as producer, and Sergeant Wally Huntley, in charge on the road. ""Going Places"" had eight soldiers and two ATS members. Walter Huntley’s own story and of what it was like"
"CQ (film) CQ is a 2001 comedy-drama film written and directed by Roman Coppola. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like 1968's ""Barbarella"" and """" as well as the 1967 documentary spoof ""David Holzman's Diary"". The cinematography is by Robert D. Yeoman. The film stars Jeremy Davies, Jason Schwartzman, Giancarlo Giannini, Gérard Depardieu, Billy Zane, and Angela Lindvall. John Phillip Law also appears in his final film appearance. The film features an original soundtrack by French electronic band Mellow, which was released on Emperor"
"Area Q Area Q (Área Q in Brazilian Portuguese) is a 2011 American-Brazilian science fiction movie directed by Gerson Sanginitto. It was shot in Los Angeles and multiple locations in the Brazilian state of Ceará. The film follows the story of Thomas Mathews, a well-known and award-winning reporter who suffers a big impact with the disappearance of his son. A year later, Thomas has not discovered anything about the kidnapping and remains obsessed with it to the point of being about to lose his home and his job. In order to help him, his boss offers a special project, in"
"McQ McQ is a 1974 Technicolor neo-noir crime film directed by John Sturges, starring John Wayne in Panavision. The film made extensive use of Seattle locations. The beach scenes were filmed on the Pacific coast at Moclips. Eddie Albert and Diana Muldaur co-star. The film also features Roger E. Mosley as a pimp and police snitch, Clu Gulager as a corrupt police detective, Colleen Dewhurst as a cocaine addict and Al Lettieri in one of his final roles, as the most visible villain of the film, the drug king Santiago. Wayne had rejected the lead in ""Dirty Harry"" a few"
"John Q. John Q. is a 2002 American drama film starring Denzel Washington and directed by Nick Cassavetes. The film tells the story of John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington), a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and finds out he is unable to receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it, before he decides to hold up the hospital and force them to do it. The film co-stars Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall, Anne Heche, James Woods and Ray Liotta. The film was shot in Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario, and Canmore, Alberta, although the story"
"Q (2011 film) Q is a 2011 French drama film directed by Laurent Bouhnik. It was released in the United States as ""Desire"". Set in Cheg, France and in a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people are turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire. Cecile is a 20-year-old woman whose father recently died and she sets about to bury her grief by having sexual relations with various lovers of people that she knows and doesn't know. Chance is Cecile's boyfriend and a petty criminal who loves her, but"
"the course of ""Codename: Dragonfly."" In voice overs accompanying Paul's film, it is learned that Marlene and Paul never got back together. CQ (film) CQ is a 2001 comedy-drama film written and directed by Roman Coppola. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like 1968's ""Barbarella"" and """" as well as the 1967 documentary spoof ""David Holzman's Diary"". The cinematography is by Robert D. Yeoman. The film stars Jeremy Davies, Jason Schwartzman, Giancarlo Giannini, Gérard Depardieu, Billy Zane, and Angela Lindvall. John Phillip Law also"
"and Jennifer Love Hewitt. He had a small part as Arnold Margolese in Gore Verbinski's ""The Mexican"". He also had a leading role as the head of an eccentric family in the ensemble cast film ""The Royal Tenenbaums"" and in yet another Grisham legal drama, ""Runaway Jury"", at long last getting to make a picture with his longtime friend Dustin Hoffman. Hackman's final film to date was ""Welcome to Mooseport"" (2004), a comedy with Ray Romano, when he portrayed a former President of the United States. In 2003 at the Golden Globes, Hackman was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille"
"Supreme Court decision was published as ""Nothing Green: The Sequel to the Bestselling ""Evelyn"""" (2004, Orion Publishing Group, London). A highly fictionalised account of these events has been recorded in the film ""Evelyn"" (2002), starring Pierce Brosnan (who plays Desmond), Julianna Margulies, Sophie Vavasseur, Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn and Alan Bates and directed by Bruce Beresford. The film only showed three children, Evelyn and two brothers (Maurice and Dermot), instead of all six of the real-life family's children, and involved no period in England or Jessie Powers. Desmond Doyle Desmond Doyle (1924 - 1986) was an Irish painter, decorator and"